Monthly Archives: March 2009

March 31st is Transgender Day of Visibility

h/t A Book Without A Cover: Every day, many transgender people live in fear simply because of who they are. Misunderstanding and gross stereotypes fuel discrimination and harassment in the communities where they live and in their workplace. Hamtramck has … Continue reading

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The Worst Granddaughter in the World Award goes to…

My Grandparents, on my mother’s side, just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on the 28th. I called them a day early, and just now remembered to post something about it.   They know I love them and admire them for … Continue reading

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QotD

Do you cry when books/movies/TV shows, etc are sad? I do. I just blubbed all over myself, full force snot running, watching last week’s Grey’s.  I am one of those people who gets wrapped up and invested in characters that … Continue reading

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Technical difficulties

So…I couldn’t get into the BlogTalkRadio show. For over half the show Skype wouldn’t dial the number, telling me it didn’t exist(and I almost slept through it b/c I mixed up the times doing my math). When it finally dialed … Continue reading

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Some Good News

I just finished reading my friend Stacy’s blog, and apparently after two years of fighting cancer, all of her latest scans, x-rays, blood work and recent bone marrow biopsy have come back clean. She is off of chemo. She seems … Continue reading

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Neil Gaiman's Blueberry Girl

Major blub warning. This is beautiful. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH4lyJWa_84] He wrote this poem for Tori Amos’ daughter when Amos was pregnant.  He recently decided to publish it, and to donate the proceeds to Amos’ favorite charity, RAINN. The only other thing I … Continue reading

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Noticed…

Every time I write a post about parenting, I get a pingback from a UK parenting site, that usually is some trope about how “fathers are mistreated in courts”, and how “a child NEEDS a father for a strong male … Continue reading

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Hey, Billy Ray…

On that show you do, you know, the cute Father Daughter gig you have going on?  It might be nice if you tried to set an example a little better than telling Camryn Manheim’s character to shave her mustache as … Continue reading

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Thursday Blogwhoring

  moar funny pictures Damnit I missed Thursday again so you get it on Friday edition.

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